Because We Didn't Get an Oscar: Play Stars and Stinkers

Global warming is serious business, and this site has some pretty no-nonsense goals. There is, however, something to be said for having a little fun (and poking a little fun) every once in a while.

We created our flash game, Stars and Stinkers, to lighten things up, and to help raise awareness about global warming among a larger, celebrity loving and hating audience.

Go ahead, give it a try, and tell your friends. Below the game itself, there are a bunch of ways to link to the game. You can even download the source code and make your own version starring your local politicians or friends and neighbours.

Ummm, Johan, ever heard of being “carbon-neutral”? The greenhouse gases released during the production of “An Inconvenient Truth” were offset by investments in clean energy and emissions reduction projects.

"Fossil-fuel companies have spent millions funding anti-global-warming think tanks, purposely creating a climate of doubt around the science. DeSmogBlog is the antidote to that obfuscation." ~ BRYAN WALSH, TIME MAGAZINE

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